‘Love Me’ Receives Science-in-Film Initiative Feature Film Prize at Sundance – Film News in Brief
variety.comLove Me,” from filmmaker duo Sam and Andy Zuchero, received the juried feature film prize from Sundance Institute and Alfred P.
Sloan Foundation’s joint Science-in-Film initiative at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. The prize is awarded to a film that focuses on science or technology as a theme or depicts a scientist, engineer or mathematician as a major character.
Dr. Mandë Holford, Dr. Nia Imara, Matt Johnson, Theresa Park and Courtney Stephens comprised the 2024 jury for the Alfred P.
Sloan feature film prize. According to the jury, “Love Me” was selected “for its ambitious and formally inventive portrayal of a post-human Earth in which two machine-learning ‘life forms’ search for the cure to loneliness in the digital rubble of civilization, and for its original direction and engaging performances.” Additionally, Emily Everhard received the Sloan episodic fellowship for “Tektite,” Sara Crow and Daniel Rafailedes received the Sloan development fellowship for “Satoshi” and Lizzi Oyebode received the Sloan commissioning grant for “Inverses.” The Zucheros and Oyebode received $25,000 cash prizes, while Everhard and Crow and Rafailedes received $17,000 cash awards.
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